WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court on June 25 narrowed the scope of Arizona’s tough anti-immigration law, but left in place a controversial provision allowing police to check the immigration status of people they detain.
While the law’s opponents, for the most part, applauded the court’s ruling, supporters of Arizona’s law seized on the provision left intact. They suggested that dozens of other states now should act to empower local law enforcement officials to verify the immigration status of people arrested or detained during a legitimate stop if police have a reasonable suspicion that the person stopped is illegal.
